Free coding school 01 Founders launches in London with tech job guarantee June 2, 2021 A free two-year coding school that offers students a guaranteed job at a top tech firm has launched in London. 01 Founders is now accepting applications for its first school in the capital, where learners are offered two years of on-campus training with zero tuition fees followed by two years of employment. The coding push [...]
HSBC backed buy-now-pay-later firm Divido raises $30m in funding June 2, 2021 Buy-now-pay-later firm Divido has raised $30m today in a Series B funding round boosted by HSBC and ING, as it eyes expansion. The retail finance company, which launched in 2014, has a white-label platform that links up lenders, merchants and partners at the point of sale, to make digital spending quicker and easier. “The retail [...]
Three-quarters of adults in UK have now received first Covid jab June 2, 2021 More than three-quarters of adults in the UK have now received their first Covid-19 vaccine dose. The milestone was reached by midnight yesterday, according to Health Secretary Matt Hancock. It comes the day after zero deaths within 28 days of testing positive for coronavirus were reported for the first time since 30 July last year. [...]
Boris Johnson: England still on track to shed Covid restrictions on 21 June June 2, 2021 Boris Johnson has today maintained England is on track to further ease Covid-19 restrictions on 21 June, despite recent warnings from several government scientific advisers. However, the Prime Minister also warned it was too early to make a call as it was not clear if the country’s vaccination rollout was thorough enough to protect people [...]
Wall Street creeps higher as investors bide time until key economic reports June 2, 2021 Wall Street’s main indexes edged higher today as cautious investors awaited key economic data later in the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2 per cent at the open, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.1 per cent. The S&P 500 also added 0.1 per cent as it continued to recover its losses following a [...]
A post-pandemic high street must be experience-led, says Geek Retreat CEO June 2, 2021 In a post-pandemic world, the high street needs to offer customers something more experiential – something online giants like Amazon can’t offer – the CEO of ‘geek culture’ store Geek Retreat has said. Geek Retreat, the retailer that sells everything from comics and graphic novels to action figures, and also offers customers access to gaming [...]
Publisher Bloomsbury enjoys record year as books offer lockdown escapism June 2, 2021 Publishing house Bloomsbury has posted record results for the year as Brits reached for the escapism of reading during a series of lockdowns. “The popularity of reading has been a ray of sunshine in an otherwise very dark year. In an outstanding year for Bloomsbury, we delivered record results,” chief executive, Nigel Newton, said in a [...]
Cardano bridges the gap to China by teaming up with Nervos blockchain June 2, 2021 Chinese public blockchain Nervos and blockchain engineers IOHK are teaming up to create a cross-chain ‘bridge’ to connect the Cardano and Nervos networks
Reality TV stars’ Instagram debt ads banned by watchdog June 2, 2021 Instagram posts by three reality TV stars promoting a debt advice service claiming it could wipe out 85 per cent of people’s debt have been banned by the advertising watchdog. Geordie Shore’s Chloe Ferry, Helen Briggs from Ex On The Beach and Towie’s Myles Barnett, who have more than 4m followers between them, all posted [...]
Tesla to spend north of $1bn for Australian electric car battery materials annually June 2, 2021 Raw battery materials from Australia alone are expected to cost Tesla north of $1bn every year, the chair of the US carmaker has said today. Australia, which is rich in natural resource, is a business go-to for its bustling mining industry and responsible production practices. Tesla is keen for minerals like lithium and nickel, which [...]
